Persian Shirazi Salad
Fresh and vibrant, Shirazi Salad is a wonderful Persian tomato and cucumber salad tossed with lime and olive oil dressing! An extremely versatile side dish, this salad is a perfect example of how to make a delicious salad without lettuce! Fresh tasting and ready in 10 minutes, this is one of our favourite summer salads, when we have tomatoes, cucumber and herbs growing in the garden!
Ingredients
- 130 g cucumber cut into small dices
- 160 g cherry tomatoes or baby plum tomatoes cut into small pieces
- ¼ red onion very finely chopped
- ½ yellow pepper cut into small dices
- 5 g coriander finely chopped, including stalks
- 5 g mint leaves finely chopped
Shirazi Salad Dressing:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil extra virgin
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- salt & pepper
Instructions
- After cutting all the vegetables and chopping all the herbs, place them all in a large bowl.
- To make the dressing, mix the fresh lime juice with extra virgin olive oil. Season with a generous amount of salt and pepper.
- Pour the dressing onto the Shirazi salad and toss gently. Serve immediately!
Nutrition
Calories: 102kcalCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 2gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gSodium: 13mgPotassium: 382mgFiber: 2gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 776IUVitamin C: 80mgCalcium: 33mgIron: 1mg
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